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'''Anti-matter''' was a rarely-found substance. Nothing could stop anti-matter particles, meaning that an anti-matter beam fired from a rifle at the ground would continue to spread into the ground infinitely. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven to One (audio story)|Seven to One]]'') | '''Anti-matter''' was a rarely-found substance that was the opposite of ordinary matter. | ||
== Nature == | |||
Nothing could stop anti-matter particles, meaning that an anti-matter beam fired from a rifle at the ground would continue to spread into the ground infinitely. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Seven to One (audio story)|Seven to One]]'') Anti-matter was a kind of [[alter-time|alter-time state]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'') being antithetical to the [[Time Lord]]s' wat of interacting with the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | |||
Anti-matter provided [[anti-quark energy]]. In collision with matter, it caused [[radiation annihilation]], described by the [[Fourth Doctor]] as "a release of energy more powerful than [[nuclear fission]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | Anti-matter provided [[anti-quark energy]]. In collision with matter, it caused [[radiation annihilation]], described by the [[Fourth Doctor]] as "a release of energy more powerful than [[nuclear fission]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | ||
[[Omega]] was stuck in [[Anti-matter universe|a world of anti-matter]], inside a [[black hole]], from where he used his [[gell guard]]s to attack [[UNIT HQ]] in an attempt to drag the [[Third Doctor]] to his home to take his place. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') He tried again to escape, using the [[Arc of Infinity]], building himself a new body based on [[the Doctor]]'s [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. As Omega began reverting to anti-matter while on [[Earth]], the Doctor was forced to kill him to prevent the cataclysmic explosion which would have resulted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') | == History == | ||
After falling through the crack during the creation of the [[Eye of Harmony]], [[Omega]] was stuck in [[Anti-matter universe|a world of anti-matter]], inside a [[black hole]], from where he used his [[gell guard]]s to attack [[UNIT HQ]] in an attempt to drag the [[Third Doctor]] to his home to take his place. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') He tried again to escape, using the [[Arc of Infinity]], building himself a new body based on [[the Doctor]]'s [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]]. As Omega began reverting to anti-matter while on [[Earth]], the Doctor was forced to kill him to prevent the cataclysmic explosion which would have resulted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'') | |||
[[Zeta Minor]], the planet of the edge of the [[N-Space|known universe]], served as a gateway to an anti-matter dimension. The [[anti-matter creature]] attacked visitors to the planet and prevented them from taking its [[anti-matter mineral]]s, prized as a power source. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | [[Zeta Minor]], the planet of the edge of the [[N-Space|known universe]], served as a gateway to an anti-matter dimension. The [[anti-matter creature]] attacked visitors to the planet and prevented them from taking its [[anti-matter mineral]]s, prized as a power source. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Evil (TV story)|Planet of Evil]]'') | ||
The [[Osiran|Osirian Court]] inoculated [[Apep]] with a battery of alter-time states, including anti-matter, in order to free him from the [[Great House]]s' control. The final result was that Apep became "unanchored," a living patch of free reality identical to the creatures that existed before the [[anchoring of the thread]]. The process drove him insane, however, rendering him as useless to the Osirians as he now was to the Homeworlders. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Going Once, Going Twice (short story)|Going Once, Going Twice]]'') | |||
Among [[human]]s, as late as the [[26th century]], anti-matter was usually thought a theoretical concept. However, it could be simulated using computers, letting [[human]]s power their freighters with it even though they did not think it actually existed. An antimatter vessel could only be [[stability|stable]] if the ship itself were molecularly stable — otherwise, it would explode. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | |||
However, an actual [[anti-matter drive]] powered a [[67th century]] ship called [[Tsuranga]]. It used anti-matter particles to generate heat, which in turn generated the thrust required to move and power the ship. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') | |||
=== Incorrect references === | |||
On a ship of the [[Rulers of the Universe]], [[River Song]] pretended there was a bomb charged with antimatter. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[I Went to a Marvellous Party (audio story)|I Went to a Marvellous Party]]'') | |||
When a piece of a rag from a ghost was left behind accidentally, [[Panda]] incorrectly guessed that it was antimatter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'') | When a piece of a rag from a ghost was left behind accidentally, [[Panda]] incorrectly guessed that it was antimatter. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost (short story)|Iris Wildthyme and the Unholy Ghost]]'') | ||
